Embrace Innovation. Adapt to Change. Shape Your Future. At Kawasaki Robotics, we believe that the future is not something to wait for—it’s something to create. This year at Automate 2026, we invite you to experience “The Future Now,” where our transformative technologies are not just concepts for tomorrow but practical tools available today. Join us at Automate 2026 in the Kawasaki Robotics Booth# 2201 and take the next step towards a future where today’s choices directly impact tomorrow’s outcomes. The future of American manufacturing is unfolding right before us, and the opportunity to lead is within reach. Let’s embrace innovation, adapt to change, and shape our future together. | Visit Kawasaki Robotics at MD&M West — Booth #5353 — to see how precision automation is shaping the future of MedTech.For decades, automation has supported breakthroughs in healthcare and medical device manufacturing. But today, the pace of change and the expectations placed on MedTech manufacturers are accelerating like never before. Production cycles are shrinking, personalization is becoming the norm, and increasingly complex, software‑driven devices demand new levels of precision, consistency, and traceability.Kawasaki Robotics seeks to be the partner that helps manufacturers and suppliers boost quality, strengthen supply chains, and scale with confidence. At MD&M West in Booth# 5353, we’ll show you how precision automation is helping people do good work. | With over 50 years of experience in the automation industry, Kawasaki is a leading supplier of industrial robots and robotic automation systems with expertise in a wide range of applications and industries. We deliver some of the best value robot offerings by providing a rich set of standard features on all robot models for application flexibility, renowned Kawasaki quality and performance, and unmatched customer support and after-sales service. WE ARE NOT ROBOTS. WE ARE ROBOTICS. | PACK EXPO 2025 – PACKTIVATE!The future of packaging automation is yours to harness, and Kawasaki Robotics will help you PACKTIVATE it. Unlock faster, smarter, safer robotics for packaging, palletizing and end-of-line automation.WHAT YOU WILL SEE AT PACK:NEW IPC25 – is a turn-key palletizing system that can handle cases, pails, totes, bails, and bundles. With a small, mobile footprint, and built in program patterns with dual pallet robotic system is for anyone looking for an automated solution at the end of your line for applications less than 50lbs. SEE AI-POWERED VISION IN ACTION – experience Clever Quality with Kawasaki’s RS007L high-speed pick-and-place robot, powered by Mech-Mind 3D vision and AI. Watch as it sorts randomly packaged food itemsâwith real-time adaptability and precision. The best part? Drop in a completely new object and the system handles it instantlyâno reprogramming required.CP Series PALLETIZING DEMO – our CP180L palletizing demo featuring a Piab EOAT that can handle pallets, slip sheets, boxes and bags will replicate handling heavy payloads with speed and accuracy in a demanding environment.CL Series COLLBORATIVE PALLETIZING – power meets collaboration with the CL Series, an industrial-grade offering with industry leading accuracy. Best for high-mix, low-volume production environments for material handling and packaging. Watch it palletize and handle BelVita Breakfast Biscuits. SNEAK PREVIEW of NEW COBOT – designed for up to 30 kg, the NEW CL130L is no match for heavy payloads. EXPERIENCE OUNEW TEACH PENDANT and F0X Controller. PACK EXPO is always high-energy and hands-on, and weâre so excited to match that energy with our famous speed, precision and quality. Letâs go! WHY KAWASAKI FOR YOUR PACKAGING NEEDSFlexible for Every SKU: From bottles to bags to boxes, our robots handle it all. Quick changeovers and scalable systems mean youâre always ready for the next product launch without slowing down production.Rock-Solid Reliability: Think 24/7 uptime, high-speed palletizing and precision that cuts waste. We keep your line running smoothly so you can focus on moving more products, faster.Smart Connections, Smarter Decisions: Seamless integration with conveyors, vision systems and digital factory platforms. Harness real-time data, predictive insights and Industry 4.0 connectivity to keep your packaging line future-ready.Big Power, Small Footprint: Our robots maximize productivity while minimizing energy consumption and floorspace utilization, giving you more factory floor and lower operating costs. All in one sleek package.With over 50 years of experience in the automation industry, Kawasaki is a leading supplier of industrial robots and robotic automation systems with expertise in a wide range of applications and industries. We deliver some of the best value robot offerings by providing a rich set of standard features on all robot models for application flexibility, renowned Kawasaki quality and performance, and unmatched customer support and after-sales service. WE ARE NOT ROBOTS. WE ARE ROBOTICS. | The future of packaging automation is yours to harness, and Kawasaki Robotics will help you PACKTIVATE it. Unlock faster, smarter, safer robotics for packaging, palletizing and end-of-line automation.WHY KAWASAKI FOR YOUR PACKAGING NEEDSFlexible for Every SKU: From bottles to bags to boxes, our robots handle it all. Quick changeovers and scalable systems mean youâre always ready for the next product launch without slowing down production.Rock-Solid Reliability: Think 24/7 uptime, high-speed palletizing and precision that cuts waste. We keep your line running smoothly so you can focus on moving more products, faster.Smart Connections, Smarter Decisions: Seamless integration with conveyors, vision systems and digital factory platforms. Harness real-time data, predictive insights and Industry 4.0 connectivity to keep your packaging line future-ready.Big Power, Small Footprint: Our robots maximize productivity while minimizing energy consumption and floorspace utilization, giving you more factory floor and lower operating costs. All in one sleek package.With over 50 years of experience in the automation industry, Kawasaki is a leading supplier of industrial robots and robotic automation systems with expertise in a wide range of applications and industries. We deliver some of the best value robot offerings by providing a rich set of standard features on all robot models for application flexibility, renowned Kawasaki quality and performance, and unmatched customer support and after-sales service. WE ARE NOT ROBOTS. WE ARE ROBOTICS. | With a service-based approach, a flexible and open programming language and a manufacturer-first mindset, we are a different type of robot company. We value transparency at all levels of our organization. When you work with Kawasaki Robotics, you won’t find hidden costs for software, manuals, training, remote service calls, etc. In addition, our open programming platform offers several types of programming languages for all skill levels, giving users the ability to scale from basic operations to AI integrations. This, combined with our exclusive online resources and tools, puts our customers and partners in the driver’s seat. We are committed to being your accessible automation partner. We believe that automation success is so much more than simply making an investment; it’s a partnership throughout your robot systems’ lifetime. Through our customer service, training and exclusive resources, we make sure our partners and customers have the support they need to accomplish their goals. With a global network of service locations, the Kawasaki Robotics team can assist customers whenever it is needed. We are committed to being there for our customers through their entire automation journey.
Jennerjahn Machine Inc
As a leader in the converting and packaging industry since 1979, Jennerjahn Machine, Inc. brings over 45 years of engineering excellence to Pack Expo. Based in Matthews, Indiana, and serving customers in 24 countries, we are a family-owned, American-made company committed to innovation and performance.Jennerjahn specializes in the design and manufacturing of high-speed slitting and rewinding machines as well as turnkey packaging solutions that simplify and accelerate roll production.Visit us at Booth #SU-32056 to see the FANUC CRX-5A collaborative robot in action, demonstrating how smart automation can enhance precision, safety, and throughput in today’s converting and packaging lines.Our expert team will be available to discuss how Jennerjahn’s automated packaging systems can be tailored to your production environment to improve efficiency, reduce labor costs, and maximize ROI.Whether you’re an existing customer or new to our solutions, we look forward to connecting. Let’s explore how our proven technology and trusted expertise can help drive your success.
Integrated Packaging Machinery
IPM plans, designs, engineers, specifies, procures, integrates, installs and commissions OEM-neutral and custom-automated end-of-line packaging systems. Our customers own, operate and maintain highly-regulated, high-value, and high-volume food, beverage and life sciences packaging operations. Each line requires reliable, stable and centralized control of their secondary packaging operations from filler to palletizer. We know that UPTIME IS THE ONLY TIME THAT MATTERS. That’s why we customize our OEM-neutral know-how to fit the demands of your business goals. | Taking the Chaos out of Integrated Packaging: IPM takes the chaos out of packaging line design decision-making. And replaces it with collaborative best-case, ideal-fit, project-specific and budget-informed packaging systems technology choices. Packaging line design, integration, automation, control and predictable uptime runnability is complex. IPM’s OEM-neutral approach to collaborative design thinking takes the chaos out of designing and operating scope-specific integrated packaging systems and sub-systems. Uptime-Driven and OEM-Neutral:IPM applies an intentionally OEM-neutral approach to packaging line design. IPM assumes full responsibility for packaging line design, engineering, specification, procurement, testing, control, automation, installation, start-up, commissioning and training. This approach to customer success is uptime-driven, inherently flexible and scalable. Demanding Applications: All our customers produce and package multiple SKU’s. Most of our customers own and operate multiple packaging lines in multiple facilities. They have a multi-product, multi-location and complex enterprise to run. Our customers have demanding customers of their own to acquire, and, retain. They expect the packaging systems and sub-systems throughout their enterprise to contribute meaningfully and profitably to their long-term success. SUREthing™ Process:IPM’s SUREthing™ (Specified for Uptime. Runnability Engineered) process is informed by our customers’ near and long-term needs. The SUREthing™ process is scope driven and backed by application-specific data. The SUREthing™ process is organized to engage operations and plant management and is key to securing buy-in from executive leadership across the enterprise. Packaging Line Success:Many iconic national brands, and many regional, private label and store brands rely on IPM’s OEM-neutral approach to accelerate and sustain packaging line success. The OEM-neutral approach at IPM is intentionally customer-centric, plant-specific and deliberately built around customer product packaging aspirations, automation objectives and staffing needs. Our technology and commercial solutions are never slaved to a prescribed array of machine centers or technology portfolios. | IPM is an intentionally OEM-neutral food & beverage secondary packaging systems integrator. Our customers own and operate highly regulated, high volume and high-speed plants running multiple SKU’s. We deliver all, or a customer-preferred subset of design, specify, procure, engineer, integrate, automate, install and commission functions carefully deployed to optimize the ROI of packaging systems, sub-systems and system rebuilds. Our customers rely on IPM’s collaborative pre-project UPTIME Audits to assess and document the intended performance of all packaging system machine centers, inter-machine conveyance, line control, accumulation, and OEE related issues in order to provide maximum project clarity and arrive confidently at project scope freeze. The outcome is reliable and predictable UPTIME-driven packaging solutions that are uniformly easy to operate and maintain. | IPM plans, designs, engineers, specifies, procures, integrates, installs and commissions OEM-neutral and custom-automated end-of-line packaging systems. Our customers own, operate and maintain highly-regulated, high-value, and high-volume food, beverage and life sciences packaging operations. Each line requires reliable, stable and centralized control of their secondary packaging operations from filler to palletizer. We know that UPTIME IS THE ONLY TIME THAT MATTERS. That’s why we customize our OEM-neutral know-how to fit the demands of your business goals.
Impaqt Robotics Private Limited
Impaqt Robotics delivers Plug & Play products that make automation faster to deploy, easier to scale, and simpler to maintain. Based in India and built for the world, we design pneumatic and vacuum interfaces, modular grippers, case forming systems and palletizing platform grounded in real integration experience to reduce complexity and help teams grow their automation with confidence. | Impaqt Robotics, based in India, is dedicated to accelerating the deployment of robots worldwide. Our vision is to make a significant impact on every robot deployed. Currently, our primary focus lies in the field of pneumatics, where we are developing interfaces to facilitate the seamless integration of pneumatic tooling.This industry gap was identified through our sister organization, Alstrut India Private Limited. Leveraging their two decades of expertise in robotics & automation, specifically with Universal Robots, became the foundation for Impaqt Robotics’ innovation.We observed certain recurring patterns with robot distribution and integration that hindered the scalability of companies. The cumbersome and complex processes involved in design, procurement, implementation, training and after-sales technical support led to extended project turnaround time (TAT). As a result, the team’s capacity became strained, resulting in missed opportunities. Also, the post-pandemic surge in demand for robot automation further highlighted the need for alternative solutions due to supply chain challenges and extended lead times. It became evident that a paradigm shift was necessary to meet our customers’ requirements.Hence, we decided to standardize all previous one-off projects, transforming them into ready-to-deploy products that can be easily implemented on a global scale. This shift enables us to provide products that enable integrators globally to build comprehensive robot automation solutions more efficiently and reduce the turn-around time of each project from weeks to days. This becomes the fundamental shift in their existing business model that enables them to sell more robots year-on-year. | Impaqt Robotics is a pioneering technology company dedicated to accelerating robotic automation across the globe. Headquartered in Chennai, India, and founded in 2021, we specialize in standardized, plug-and-play solutions that simplify and streamline robot deployment. Our core expertise lies in pneumatic and vacuum interfaces, modular end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), and platform-based solutions that eliminate common integration challenges, such as complex wiring, intricate tubing, and custom programming. These barriers often slow down automation and make scaling difficult for manufacturers and system integrators. At Impaqt Robotics, weâre changing that. By transforming one-off engineering projects into ready-to-deploy products, we reduce project turnaround times from weeks to just days. Our product portfolio, including innovations like pneumagiQ, pneuvaQ, vaQgrip, and cobotizur, enables fast, flexible, and cost-effective automation across industries such as machine tending, packaging, electronics, medical, and food & beverage. Whether youâre a robot manufacturer, distributor, or end user, Impaqt Robotics empowers you to deploy robots faster, scale automation efficiently, and focus on what matters most, driving impact with every robot deployed.
ICON Robotics
Since 1972, ICON Robotics has been a systems solutions provider focusing on turnkey ROBOTIC PALLETIZING, STRETCH WRAPPING, & CONVEYING. We are unique in our ability to Design, Engineer, Manufacture, Install, Service, and Support the entire system. ICON is much more than an integrator and very unique compared TO other companies in this industry. WE MANUFACTURE: Stretch Wrappers – Pallet Dispensers â Product & Pallet Conveyors – Slip-Sheet Dispensers â Pallet Trolleys, Packaging Equipment – Robot End of Arm Tooling – Safety Equipment – and Much More. Our automated systems our comprised of components that are designed and manufactured to work together as one solution. Eliminating component redundancy, not only simplifies operation and maintenance, but also reduces investment cost and complexity.ICON has installed over 1600 robotic systems worldwide (950+ in North America). If you are interested in robotic palletizing, please stop by our booth and speak directly to an Engineer. With some key information, we can quickly turn-around a system layout drawing for your review.
HIWIN Corporation
HIWIN Corporation North America (NA), con sede cerca de Chicago, IL, una subsidiaria de HIWIN Technologies Taiwán, ha apoyado a los fabricantes Norteamericanos con componentes lineales y rotativos de precisión, junto con soluciones de sistemas y control de movimiento de precisión más de 30 años. Los productos incluyen: Guías lineales, tornillo de bolas y soportes, tuerca de bolas, motores lineales, etapas de un eje, plataformas de posicionamiento de precisión de multiples ejes, rodamientos de rodillos cruzados, componentes de motor de torsión, mesas giratorias de motor de torsión, mesas giratorias de accionamiento directo, sistema de engranajes de onda de tensión Datorker® sistemas de medición de posicionamiento, servomotores de CA, variadores y controladores, robots articulados y SCARA, welding robots, efectores finales, grasa y pistolas | HIWIN is a leader in mechanical and mechatronic motion control components and systems, with inventory and engineering in Illinois. The quality of our products is equal or better than other brands. We partner with the best distributors in the industry. Products include: Linear Guideways, Ballscrews & Supports, Ballsplines, Linear Motors, Single Axis Stages, Crossed Roller Bearings, Torque Motors, Direct Drive Rotary Tables, Datorker® Strain Wave Gearing System, Positioning Measurement Systems, AC Servo Motors, Drives and Controllers, Industrial Robots, End Effectors, HIWIN Grease & Guns | HIWIN Corporation offers an extensive line of mechanical and electrical motion control components linear and rotary tables and robotic solutions. Visit our booth to learn more about our ballscrews, linear guideways, ballsplines, crossed roller bearings, strain-wave gearing systems, linear motor components, torque motor components, AC Servo motors, drives and controllers and position measurement equipment. We also offer high-performance, single axis and multi-axis ballscrew driven and linear motor driven linear motion driven stages and rotary-motion tables. Robotic solutions include articulated and SCARA robots.
Formic
Formic, founded in 2020, is making automation more accessible and easier for U.S. manufacturers by delivering the benefits of robotics: increased capacity, consistency, and reliability, with lower costs, less downtime, and improved worker safety. As the leader in Full Service Automation, Formic provides everything manufacturers need to automate with confidence: the equipment to do the job, the service and parts to keep it running, and the technology to continuously improve productivity. With $0 CapEx, 24/7 support, and all maintenance included, automation becomes simple, scalable, and risk-free. Learn more at formic.co or by emailing hi@formic.co. | Formic, founded in 2020, is making automation more accessible and easier for U.S. manufacturers by delivering the benefits of robotics: increased capacity, consistency, and reliability, with lower costs, less downtime, and improved worker safety. As the leader in Full Service Automation, Formic provides everything manufacturers need to automate with confidence: the equipment to do the job, the service and parts to keep it running, and the technology to continuously improve productivity. With $0 CapEx, 24/7 support, and all maintenance included, automation becomes simple, scalable, and risk-free. Learn more at formic.co or by emailing hi@formic.co. | Formic, founded in 2020, is making automation more accessible and easier for U.S. manufacturers by delivering the benefits of robotics: increased capacity, consistency, and reliability, with lower costs, less downtime, and improved worker safety. As the leader in Full Service Automation, Formic provides everything manufacturers need to automate with confidence: the equipment to do the job, the service and parts to keep it running, and the technology to continuously improve productivity. With $0 CapEx, 24/7 support, and all maintenance included, automation becomes simple, scalable, and risk-free. Learn more at formic.co or by emailing hi@formic.co.Join us at the Formic booth #SU26038 for our annual Happy Hour & Customer Awards celebration during PACK EXPO LV on Tuesday, September 30, from 3-5 PM PT. RSVP here: https://land.formic.co/pack-expo-lv-formic-happy-hour-customer-awards | Formic, founded in 2020, is a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) company specializing in flexible, $0 CapEx robot rentals. We deliver the productivity that robotic automation enables: more capacity, consistency, reliability and safety; with less cost, downtime, and issues. Our Full-Service Rental program includes 24/7 technical support, 100% maintenance coverage, and contracted performance rates. No surprises, just predictable operational success for a fixed monthly price. Learn more at formic.co or by emailing hi@formic.co.
Focus Integration
FOCUS Integration is a U.S.-based automation systems integrator specializing in robotic palletizing and end-of-line packaging solutions for manufacturers across a wide range of industries. Family-owned and operated for over 20 years, the company is known for delivering practical, reliable automation that improves safety, throughput, and operational efficiency.Since 2003, FOCUS Integration has focused on making industrial automation more accessible. Systems are designed to be robust enough for demanding production environments while remaining cost-effective and easy to operate. Through partnerships with industry-leading robot manufacturers such as KUKA, FOCUS Integration provides solutions customers can trust for long-term performance.The company’s core expertise is robotic palletizing, including turnkey palletizing cells and custom end-of-line automation. Its flagship CUBE Palletizing Cell reflects this approach, offering a compact footprint, fast installation, intuitive operation, and rapid return on investment. Designed with safety and simplicity in mind, the CUBE helps manufacturers reduce manual handling, address labor challenges, and maintain consistent output with minimal disruption.With experience across consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, paints and coatings, and other manufacturing sectors, FOCUS Integration takes a collaborative approach to each project-ensuring solutions align with customer goals, plant layouts, and future growth.At its core, FOCUS Integration believes automation should work for people. By improving workplace safety and reducing repetitive tasks, the company helps manufacturers build more resilient and efficient operations.
FESTO
For over a half century, Festo Corporation has been serving the automation needs of the local industry with world-leading products and solutions. As part of the family-owned Festo Group, a global leader in pneumatic and electromechanical solutions founded in 1925, Festo offers a portfolio of over 30,000 products and is a brand synonymous with reliability and durability. Festo supports you on your path to integrated automation of machines and systems with mechanical, electrical and intelligent automation modules that interact flawlessly and do not impose any technical restrictions on you. Automate everything that moves, on a single unified platform. Using Festo’s lineup of flexible components and systems, you can determine how much you want to automate — whether now or in the future. And, you can select products that are compatible with your own in-house standards. Visit www.festo.com to know more. | Con cincuenta años de presencia en México, Festo se ha consolidado como la empresa líder en automatización neumática, electroneumática y electromecánica, ofreciendo soluciones integrales adaptadas a cada sector industrial. | Festo, a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, has advanced U.S. manufacturing for over 50 years with innovative motion control solutions. Through technical and industrial education, Festo Didactic prepares workers for current and future manufacturing technologies. | Festo is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components, and controls for process and industrial automation. For more than 50 years in the U.S., Festo Corporation has continuously elevated the state of manufacturing with innovations and optimized motion control solutions that deliver higher performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing equipment. Through advanced technical and industrial education, Festo Didactic Learning Systems and its partners prepare workers for current and future manufacturing technologies. | For half a century, Festo Corporation has been serving the automation needs of the local industry with world-leading products and solutions. As part of the family-owned Festo Group, a global leader in pneumatic and electromechanical solutions founded in 1925, Festo offers a portfolio of over 30,000 products and is a brand synonymous with reliability and durability. Festo supports you on your path to integrated automation of machines and systems with mechanical, electrical and intelligent automation modules that interact flawlessly and do not impose any technical restrictions on you. Automate everything that moves, on a single unified platform. Using Festo’s lineup of flexible components and systems, you can determine how much you want to automate — whether now or in the future. And, you can select products that are compatible with your own in-house standards. Visit www.festo.com to know more | For half a century, Festo Corporation has been serving the automation needs of the local industry with world-leading products and solutions. As part of the family-owned Festo Group, a global leader in pneumatic and electromechanical solutions founded in 1925, Festo offers a portfolio of over 30,000 products and is a brand synonymous with reliability and durability. Festo supports you on your path to integrated automation of machines and systems with mechanical, electrical and intelligent automation modules that interact flawlessly and do not impose any technical restrictions on you. Automate everything that moves, on a single unified platform. Using Festo’s lineup of flexible components and systems, you can determine how much you want to automate â whether now or in the future. And, you can select products that are compatible with your own in-house standards. Visit www.festo.com to know more. Didactic Festo leverages its automation expertise to provide comprehensive industrial and technical education solutions. Festo Didactic is committed to providing educators and employers with the hands-on training, digital coursework, and blended learning solutions needed to close the STEM skills gap. Our lab equipment, curriculum, and certification programs are thoughtfully designed to support various learning pathways and on-the-job training. With 4,000+ FICP certifications and 36,000 Festo-equipped educational institutions, Festo Didactic and its partners prepare trainees and employees for the future of work
Farason Corporation
Farason Corporation is a company specializing in designing and building custom automation equipment. Our focus is on robotic and automation solutions tailored for various industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, consumer products, and manufacturing.Our expertise lies in developing innovative systems that streamline production processes, improve efficiency, and enhance product quality. Think of Farason as a problem-solving workshop for industrial automation—companies approach us with complex manufacturing challenges, and Farason engineers solutions that integrate robotics, vision systems, and automated assembly lines. Whether it’s packaging delicate medical devices or automating high-speed bottling processes, our machines help businesses increase productivity while reducing manual labor.